The Athens Area Commencement Center

The Athens Area Commencement Center is a trusted, private addiction treatment facility in Athens, Georgia, that has provided individualized care since 1978. Grounded in the scientific and medical understanding of addiction as a disease, the center specializes in flexible outpatient services, including unique medical outpatient detox for alcohol and opiates, partial hospitalization (PHP), and intensive outpatient evening programs (IOP). This structure allows adults and teens to achieve lasting recovery without disrupting their work, school, or family lives. Driven by evidence-based therapies like CBT and DBT, the center focuses heavily on reality-based group therapy, clinical counseling, mandatory educational meetings, and family healing.